Gold - Maëlle Ricker!

Lorna & Alison left early this morning for the Richmond Olympic Oval (the ROO); Neil, Amanda and I decided to try to check out the Mint to see the medals - it was not meant to be... the line was at least two hours long! We ended up watching the Mascots Ice Show at the GE Plaza (Robson Square, if you're a local) - fun for Amanda who got an amazing shot with Miga (see Neil's blog). We really just took it easy today.

All the streets are packed and I have to say Vancouver has done a wonderful job with finding street entertainers. GE Plaza has a ton of different shows, the zip line (reportedly a six hour wait, but a once in a lifetime experience and it's free), and on Granville Street, Right to Play has a bunch of simple games they've set up, not to mention a bunch of street buskers and performers scattered up and down Robson Street. Nobody seems that perturbed about the weather or about endless queues... look at the line up to get Olympic things at the The Bay!



Anyway, we decided to return to my apartment for a short break and it's a good thing because we were able to see Maëlle Ricker's snowboard cross race. Wow. Neil and Lorna and the girls are going to the medal ceremonies tonight - they'll get a chance to sing O Canada!!!

Alright, must get to Marie's for the Men's Hockey Game. More later...